I think there is something in the 'gold ring' rubbed on a stye also. Maybe for a normal stye though, not this one that has morphed into something worse.
This is from a health fund website.
A stye and a chalazion are easily confused as their symptoms can be very similar. A stye is painful and may have pus in it from an infection. A chalazion is painless and isn't usually infected.
Although they are often confused, a stye and a chalazion are different conditions. A stye is an infection in an eyelash follicle or a gland in your eyelid. A chalazion is a blocked meibomian gland in your eyelid.
A stye and a chalazion may have similar symptoms to start with. Both conditions begin with a red, painful lump on the edge of your eyelid. After a few days, a stye remains painful, especially to touch, whereas a chalazion becomes painless. Another way to tell them apart is that a stye often has a head of pus on the lump, whereas a chalazion never does.
Treatment for a chalazion is similar to a stye. A hot compress on your eyelid will help to remove the blockage and release any trapped fluids. If a chalazion is very large or uncomfortable, or if using a hot compress doesn’t work, you may need to have an operation to drain it.
